- Born
- Birth nameMatthew James Bentley
- Nicknames
- The New Franchise
- Omega Griffon
- Mavrick Matt
- Michael Shane
- Height6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
- Matt Bentley was born on December 10, 1979 in Clinton, Iowa, USA. He is an actor, known for WWE Smackdown! (1999), WCW Worldwide (1975) and TNA iMPACT! Wrestling (2004). He has been married to Kimberly Brien since October 27, 2003. They have one child.
- SpouseKimberly Brien(October 27, 2003 - present) (1 child)
- The Bentley Bounce
- Broke into professional wrestling under the name, Michael Shane. However in 2005 WWE signed another wrestler whose real name is Mike Shane. WWE trademarked the name and Bentley was forced to change his name. All TNA DVD releases featuring matches with Bentley as "Michael Shane" have had the on-screen graphics altered and commentary completely replaced to reflect the name change. One such DVD is the pay-per-view TNA Wrestling: Lockdown (2005), included in the "TNA Anthology: The Epic Set" box set, in which you can still see the name "Michael Shane" on the entrance video playing in the background when he makes his entrance.
- Michael worked for WCW a few times, including a match that aired on WCW Worldwide. He also has made appearances for WWE many times, including dark matches and as an extra on TV.
- During his time in TNA in 2005, he was accompanied to the ring by Tracy Brooks.
- On January 13, 2001, he worked the final ECW show ever in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
- Real-life cousin of WWE wrestler Shawn Michaels. Bentley will often use moves that Michaels made famous, such as the top rope elbow drop and sweet chin music.
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